Discovery of a novel bandavirus using metagenomic sequencing in a retrospective analysis of an unresolved 2020 mortality event involving black vultures in the northeastern United States.
Lusajo L. Mwakibete, Axel O. G. Hoarau, Vida Ahyong, Eric Waltari, Susan J. Bender, Sherrill Davison, Kevin D. Niedringhaus, Michelle L. Gibison, Roderick B. Gagne, Erica A. Miller, Lisa A. Murphy, Amy L. Kistler, Cristina M. Tato
The paper identifies a novel bandavirus as the likely cause of a 2020 black vulture mortality event using metagenomic sequencing.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2024 · PreprintGenomics